The best pizzerias in Europe 2022: Peppe Cutraro wins in Paris

Originally from Naples but in Paris for years, Peppe Cutraro with her Peppe Pizzeria in Ville Lumière is once again at the top of the list of best pizzerias in Europefollowed in second place by Figured Brothers by Riccardo and Vittorio in Madrid and on the third step from 50 Kalò London, English pizzeria by Ciro Salvo. Here is the podium of 50 Top Pizza Europejust announced in Milan, at the San Babila Theater, packed after two years of remote awards, with sitting in the front row all the best pizza makers of the Old Continent: many Italians but not only, who bear the name of the most loved of the dishes of our country.

A ranking, this one dedicated to the best pizzerias in Europe (in which Italy does not appear because it has an ad hoc list), which tells many things: first of all of an always contemporary tradition, but also of an art – that of the pizzeria – which continues to refine itself with increasingly sophisticated and sustainable proposalsof which the best ambassadors are many young people with the desire to work, to test themselves, to do better and better also thanks to rankings such as 50 Top Pizza that help them emerge and therefore entice them to think big.

50 Top Pizza

Now a fixed appointment, 50 Top Pizza is an online guideavailable for free on www.50toppizza.itdedicated to the best addresses of the year, with rankings dedicated toItalyto the United States and – the most awaited – the world one, which will be unveiled next September and in which the top 25 of 50 Top Europe fall by right. Born from an idea of ​​journalists, experts in gastronomy, Barbara Guerra, Albert Sapere and Luciano Pignataro, who every year recruit critics from the four corners of the planet to select the best addresses and then, anonymously, review them.

The special prizes

The result is leaderboards and also special prizes. For instance Peppe Cutraroto begin with, it is also Pizza Maker of the Year 2022 – Ferrarelle AwardCiro Salvo was instead awarded Made in Italy 2022 – Mammafiore Awardthe Danish pizzeria Bæst in Copenhagen – in fourth place of 50 Top Europe – won Best Service 2022 – Goeldlin Award and Innovation and Sustainability 2022 – Ferrarelle Award. Pizza of the Year 2022 – Latteria Sorrentina Award instead goes to Sartoria Panatieri by Rafa Panatieri and Jorge Sastre, from Barcelonaand is a pizza with Cantabrian anchovies, tomato, escarole and olive puree.

«It was fantastic to be back in attendance – say the curators of 50 Top Barbara Guerra, Albert Sapere and Luciano Pignataro – an important moment of meeting and cohesion for the pizza community of the Old Continent. The only big regret, not having had Russian and Ukrainian pizza chef friends with us. Our thoughts of great closeness and solidarity go to them, for the tragic moment they are experiencing. We are already ready for the next stop which will be on June 14, at the Devotion in Chelsea Market in New York, to present the USA 2022 guide ».

In this gallery the entire 50 Top Europe ranking, with addresses from 21 European countries